How did Mal get back into Serenity - BDM?

POSTED BY: Mavourneen
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 00:37
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MAVOURNEEN

Monday, October 30, 2006 4:55 PM

After watching the BDM for the umpteenth time over the weekend, I noticed a problem...

Towards the end of the movie, when Serenity is negotiating its way back through the Reavers and towards Mr Universe's pad, Serenity opens fire on a Reaver ship. This starts the huge chase scene between the Reavers & Serenity.

Mal is clearly seen in a space suit on top of Serenity, firing the cannon at the chasing Reaver ship.

A minute later (or so), Mal appears on the bridge, over Wash's shoulder.

How did he re-enter the ship?

He would have had to re-enter the ship as it was traveling very, very fast...don't you think that would be highly improbable, if not physically impossible?

Also on Haven, Mal tells Kaylee to muck up the engine, and gives her a 2 hour time frame to do it in. He then instructs Jayne and Wash to mount the cannon on top of Serenity.

Would they have been able to get it operational in 2 hours?

Has this been discussed before?

SIMONWHO

Monday, October 30, 2006 5:24 PM

I think as soon as Mal has finished firing, he drops down into the waiting airlock. Then the acceleration doesn't matter as he's in the ship. The airlock seals, he takes off his suit and heads to the cockpit.

We also know the canon was operational beforehand (Book used it) so all Jayne and Wash had to do was get it lifted up onto the top of Serenity and bolt it into place.

The real question is where the hell did all the red paint come from?

TEACHDAIRE

Monday, October 30, 2006 5:27 PM

As to your second question, the cannon is an artillery piece, so all they would have had to do was to put it on top of Serenity , and make sure it was secure.

As to the first part, there is a topside hatch (used in Trash). He would have run a line from the hatch to the cannon, and made his way back along it to gain entry (as is actually mentioned in the novelisation of the film).

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DRAGONWINE

Monday, October 30, 2006 5:53 PM

The red paint comes from Wally Mart. They're on every planet in the verse, right next to Starbucks.

It's a nothing part til you don't got one, then you have to go to ebay.....aaaaagh!

GWEK

Monday, October 30, 2006 6:33 PM

That hatch Mal uses can also be seen in the Serenity comic ("Those Left Behind"). I believe Joss's 190 page version of the script might actually SHOW Mal getting back inside the ship (the sequence is a bit longer).

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

GWEK

Monday, October 30, 2006 6:34 PM

That hatch Mal uses can also be seen in the Serenity comic ("Those Left Behind"). I believe Joss's 190 page version of the script might actually SHOW Mal getting back inside the ship (the sequence is a bit longer).

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

MAVOURNEEN

Monday, October 30, 2006 6:50 PM

Ok, perhaps he drops down the hatch before the ship starts speeding away. Perhaps the hatch was open while he was firing to facilitate getting back into the ship quickly.

Thanks, folks. I knew someone would answer this.

ZEEK

Monday, October 30, 2006 6:57 PM

Why would the speed matter in space? There's no wind trying to push Mal off. I'm sure his suit has some magnetic soles to it like Early's seemed to. All he has to do is walk along the hull and climb in. I mean he's moving through space at the exact same speed as the ship anyway. So, I don't see much problem with it.

CYBERSNARK

Monday, October 30, 2006 7:03 PM

Yeah, the speed would only matter when the ship accellerates or slows down. Once it gets to a regular cruising speed, inertia takes over and it feels like they're standing still.

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MAVOURNEEN

Monday, October 30, 2006 7:11 PM

Sorry, excuse my lack of physics/cosmology training...I was off reading Hawthorne when Mr. Moore was teaching AP Physics. I was never much into science...

So if he's got magnetic soles...and there is no wind resistance...but isn't Wash flying erratically trying to evade the Reavers? Would that matter?
Why can't I just accept this and let it go?

*Mav tries really really hard to wrap her nugget 'round this one*

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